Annual report on the status of Canada's health care system and its funding

The Canadian Medical Association will ensure the development of an annual report on the status of Canada's health care system, including a component on the financial sustainability of the publicly funded medicare program.

The Canadian Medical Association will ensure the development of an annual report on the status of Canada's health care system, including a component on the financial sustainability of the publicly funded medicare program.

Wait times

The Canadian Medical Association will work with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation to introduce a standard of accreditation for hospitals/districts/ regions with respect to monitoring and reporting on wait times and outcomes of patients awaiting care.

The Canadian Medical Association will work with the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation to introduce a standard of accreditation for hospitals/districts/ regions with respect to monitoring and reporting on wait times and outcomes of patients awaiting care.

Patient-focused funding

The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to ensure that patient-focused funding supports the timeliness, safety and quality of patient care.

The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to ensure that patient-focused funding supports the timeliness, safety and quality of patient care.

The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, urges governments to support the development and implementation of a lifetime clinical prevention schedule based on scientific evidence and coordinated by primary care physicians.

The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, urges governments to support the development and implementation of a lifetime clinical prevention schedule based on scientific evidence and coordinated by primary care physicians.

Renegotiation of the 2004 First Ministers’ Health Accord

The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to begin discussions with provincial and territorial governments, in consultation with health care stakeholders, on the renegotiation of the 2004 First Ministers’ Health Accord that is set to expire March 31, 2014.

The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to begin discussions with provincial and territorial governments, in consultation with health care stakeholders, on the renegotiation of the 2004 First Ministers’ Health Accord that is set to expire March 31, 2014.

Prenatal screening tests

The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations and other stakeholders, calls on governments to offer, promote and fund prenatal screening tests for the most common chromosomal abnormalities.

The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations and other stakeholders, calls on governments to offer, promote and fund prenatal screening tests for the most common chromosomal abnormalities.